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Sunday, February 26, 2017

More MTW book reviews, a recap and an invitation.

cj Sez: I met the authors of the
following books during Mystery Thriller Week and am happy to share reviews of
their books today. (Note Andrew and Annette: I’m also posting these reviews on
Goodreads and Barnes&Noble.)

REVIEW: The Witch’s List by Andrew Cairns (a
well-travelled Scot, now living in Paris)

Nowhere near your usual coming of age
story. Andrew Cairns draws in his readers for a tale that reads as if he’s
telling a scary story—you know… the kind you might hear around a campfire, except this one
would be for adults. Tension rises and night terrors move in as the reader
follows the life story—from teenage years through his hedonistic college years to marriage—of a Scot by the name of Sandy Beech.

The scenes are sometimes raw but always
thoroughly described. Ignoring the warning of a horribly burned and dying nun,
Sandy’s attraction to exotic women sends him on a path to the Ivory Coast and
the fringes of a powerful witchcraft.

Definitely a bewitching read, The Witch’s List culminates in a
surprise ending that might just signal a coming sequel.

One of the first things that I did was get
angry at one of the characters…that’s good writing

Murder, mayhem, and mystery abound in
author Annette Dashofy’s fictional small Pennsylvania town in the dead of
winter. Vance Township is an exciting microcosm of intrigue, and Dashofy
captures all the emotion that attends entwined lives gone awry. Lies get in the
way of love, and unrequited love becomes the wellspring of terrible crimes.
Dashofy’s attention to detail makes places and characters come alive.

The fifth book in this clever mystery
series is scheduled to launch March 14, as protagonist / paramedic Zoe Chambers
faces even more challenges.

Available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Four Stars.

Mystery
Thriller Week recap . . .

February 22 ended the first annual international
Mystery Thriller Week event in the world, with participation from over 250
authors, over 90 bloggers, and several hundred fans and readers.

During the four months from conception to
conclusion, the official Mystery Thriller Week website had over 15,000 views
and almost 6,000 visitors. In the eleven days, February 12 to
February 22, on Facebook, there were . . .

· 152 Live author power hours on Facebook

·244 Book reviews posted on the MTW
calendar

·82 interviews posted on
the MTW calendar

·72 Guest posts on
the MTW calendar

If all this exposure for your author
persona and potential for interviews and book reviews interests you, take a
moment to register for 2018. Links are
listed below for your convenience.

Your turn! Got a question or comment? The author would love to hear it. (Comments are moderated to reflect the Lyrical Pens brand, so please keep it clean, else it gets dumped into that little chamber pot in the sky.)